Transform + Clone Part (3-D)

Transforming a part means to assign it specifically to other parts of the drawing so as to guarantee the technical function (e.g. shaft-cog wheel, valve flange-pipe flange). In constructive tasks, this is generally done via the surfaces of the parts and/or via marked lines or points, e.g. symmetry lines, midpoints, centroids.

Transforming a part in 3-D space may require the following elementary operations, in accordance with the 6 degrees of freedom:

Move in x-, y- or z-direction or
Rotate about the x-, y- or z-axis.

In addition, scaling of a part in x-, y- and/or z-direction may be required.

Three 3-D fitting point pairs are generally required for defining the six degrees of freedom, e.g. when moving parts.

The figure shows the movement of a cuboid from the original position resulting from the specification of the three fitting point pairs (1,1'), (2,2') and (3,3'), i.e. the cuboid is rotated and moved. 1, 2 and 3 are the fitting points of the original position, while 1', 2' and 3' the corresponding fitting points in the drawing, i.e. the new positions of points 1, 2 and 3.

You can copy parts that you require frequently in the drawing. These copies which are the result of a transformation from the original are called clones in HiCAD.